September 2010

Down in a local bar Out on the boulevard The sound of an old guitar Is saving you from sinking It’s a long way down It’s a long way

Back like you never broke You tell a dirty joke He touches your leg and thinks he’s getting close For now you let him just this once Just for now And just like that – it’s over

[Chorus:] Don’t turn away Dry your eyes, dry your eyes Don’t be afraid Keep it all inside, all inside When you fall apart Dry your eyes, dry your eyes Life is always hard for the belle of the boulevard

In all your silver rings And all your silken things That song you softly sing – is keeping you from breaking It’s a long way down It’s a long way Back here you never loved You’ve shaked the shivers off You take a drink to get your courage up Can you believe it Just this once Just for now And just like that It’s over

"Belle of the Boulevard" talks about a girl, whom the singer-composer considers as one of the most beautiful women he’s known. “We lost touch and I was sad to see how far she’d fallen. I didn’t intend to write the song about her but I sat down in the piano and the chords sounded good and suddenly there was a song there.” “Funny thing is I saw her the other day and she doesn’t know I’ve written this song about her. I can’t tell her. She’s heard the song. I hope it did make her realize it was written for her but she didn’t ask me.”